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marily dismissed. All eight have given voice of their intention to appeal under t_ he pany39?! . 13 night shift workers were found sleeping soundly 30 months ago。PASSAGE 3 Promptness is important in American business, academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taug_ ht to young children in school. Tardy slops and the use of bells sig_ nal to the child that punctuality and time itself are to be respected. People who keep appointments are considered dependable. If people are late to job interviews, appointments, or classes, they are often vie_ wed as unreliable and irresponsible. In the business world, time is money and panies may fine their executives for tardiness to busi_ ness meetings. Of course, it is not always possible to be punctual. Social and business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. Calling on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minute_ s late for schedule appointments is considered polite and is often ex_ pected. Keeping a date of a friend waiting beyond ten to twenty minute_ s is considered rude. On the other hand, arriving thirty minutes late to some parties is acceptable. Respecting deadlines is also important in academic and professional ci_ rcles. It is expected that deadlines for class assignments or business reports will be met. Students who hand in assignments late may be surp_ rised to find that the professor will lower their grades or even refus_ e to grade their work. Whether it is a question of arriving on time or of meeting a deadline, people are culturally conditioned to regulate t_ ime?! . to call a date when he is thirty minutes late。s ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever。 36. According to the author, living in a city causes stress because the_ re are so many people who are _____?! n the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint?! ?6. What is this passage about? 47. Who is the main character in the passage? 48. Is he a black person? 49. Where is he? 50. What is he going to do? PART III TRANSLATION (15%) Engineering software technology is constantly evolving, driving the marketplace, allowing panies to bring better products to market faster and at lower cost. Each new software release provides breakthroughs that allow panies to rely more on virtual product development and less on hours of laboratory, buildandbreak studies. What used to take panies months or even years, costing a lot to design and build, now can be done in just weeks without great expense. This evolution is a direct result of the changing role of design analysis and optimisation software. Once thought of as an extra step, today, this software is being applied throughout the product development process, testing ideas early in the development stage. ACME, Inc. develops the software tools that allow panies to build better, safer and more reliable products faster than ever before。 they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the munity39。 its motivating force is,